Y-S places 2nd at the Quiz Bowl
Y-S 5th-6th grade Quiz Bowl team competed against eight other area schools on March 17th, 2022, at the OUR Cooperative and earned the 2nd place trophy! PHOTO COURTESY OF LIZLYNN SHELTON .
March 2022
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Irish Dinner Fundraiser
Marion County Community Services (MCCS, Inc.) recently had a successful Irish Dinner at the Fairgrounds to raise funds for the Marion County Community Center Project. We are lucky to have the support of so many donors and over 80 in attendance and want to thank you!
BSTA welcomes Nathan Brice and Loaded Dice
We are changing this up at the Theater this week. We are slowly changing over to Friday nights, we have one more show on a Saturday night in April, then we go to Friday nights for the summer. This band is new to our stage, but they have played in the Mountain Home area.
Marion County Thrift Shop Gives Back to Community
If you have never visited the Marion County Thrift shop, you might want to give it a try. It is a small shop located on the South side of the Yellville Square. All the items in this shop are donated items from generous folks in and around the community. The shop is the workplace of the Marion County Nursing Home/Thrift Shop Auxiliary, and ALL the workers are volunteers! Unfortunately, we have lost some of our volunteers to health issues this year and need dependable workers. If you are interested, please come by the shop, and pick up an application.
Hank Williams Jr. wife dies
Mary Jane Thomas, Hawaiian Tropic model dies at the age of 58, in Jupiter, Florida, after being evacuated from a luxury hotel and spa to the hospital due to complications after a medical procedure. Mary Jane Thomas was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida, by parents, Ramona and Bill, siblings, brother Andy, sister Angela.
Arkansas Cybersecurity Advisory
My fellow Arkansans. The ongoing geopolitical conflict in eastern Europe isn’t limited to tanks and aircraft. Cyber has also become a battlefield, and yes, it threatens to impede our quality of life here in the Natural State.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
This should make Americans ask the fundamental question: what is the difference between what a public non-profit utility company provides and what a private for-profit oil company provides? After all they both sell energy to all United States citizens.
Boozman: Answer to Lower Gas Prices “Staring us in the Face”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR called on the Biden administration to rescind its policies blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and banning new energy development on federal land. The senator urged the president to unleash American energy production using the abundance of our nation’ resources to help provide relief to skyrocketing fuel prices and increase our energy independence.
AWIA Announces Scholarship Recipients
Little Rock – Arkansas Women in Agriculture (AWIA) has named Shae Parsons and DeAnna Walker as 2022 scholarship recipients. Each received $500 for educational tuition expenses.
Woman’s History Month: Betty Bumpers
Betty Lou Flanagan Bumbers born on January 11, 1925, passed away on November 23, 2018. Bumpers was born in the Grand Prairie community in Franklin County, Arkansas, to salesman and auctioneer Herman Edward “Babe” Flanagan and his wife, the former Ola Callans, a teacher. She grew up in Franklin County, except for a period during World War II when her family lived in Fort Smith and in the state of Iowa.